May 5, 2008 5:42 am US/Central
IDOT Begins Pothole Repairs
(STNG)
The Illinois Department of Transportation is scheduled to begin a $16.3 million project Monday to repair potholes in Cook and DuPage counties. Repairs will begin in DuPage County on May 12.
The work is expected to last several days at each location, weather permitting, and the entire project is expected to be completed by the end of June, according to an IDOT release.
Major roads being repaired in Chicago include: 159th Street between Torrence and Cicero avenues; 47th Street between Torrence and Sacramento avenues; 26th Street from East End and Western avenues; 87th Street between Cicero Avenue and Pulaski Road; and Harlem Avenue from Addison Street to North Avenue
City crews will begin Tuesday to patch up some of the most deteriorated sections of pavement on Lake Shore Drive on the North Side, according to the city Department of Transportation. The work is expected to take place over the next two weeks, weather-permitting.
Work will occur from Belmont to Hollywood Avenues, according to a release from CDOT. Crews will begin on the northbound lanes at Belmont, then complete the southbound lanes. Crews will work during the off-peak hours only, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.-- after the morning rush hour and before the afternoon rush hour, the release said. Crews will work in just two lanes at a time, leaving two others open to traffic.
Crews will reopen all lanes before the afternoon rush, so no lane reductions will be in place through the evening rush.
Later this summer, CDOT will begin a full resurfacing of all lanes between Irving Park Road and Foster Avenue.
Additional patching contracts are in the process of being awarded for Lake, McHenry and Will counties, the release said.
Motorists are encouraged to allow extra travel time when traveling through construction areas. Motorists are also advised to seek alternate routes to avoid delays, the release said.
Motorists who do drive through the work zones should reduce their speed, closely read the signs and stay alert for workers and construction equipment, the release said.
(Source: Sun-Times News Group Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2009. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)
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